The Price of Pride in National Broadcasting
Andy Borowitz of the New Yorker recently tweeted, “I worry that all the cheap jokes about Romney wanting to kill Big Bird will make people forget that he wants to …
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The Gender Gap and the “Great Recession”
Women’s employment is a hot topic. In the last presidential debate, Mitt Romney set the Internet ablaze with his response to a question about women in the workforce. His “binders …
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Not Biden His Tongue
Assessment of the Biden-Ryan smackdown.
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Taking Stock of the First Presidential Debate
Over the years there has been much discourse on the role debates play in affecting the outcome of presidential elections. Only three elections are believed to have been swung by …
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A World in Flux: BU Professors Discuss U.S.-Pakistani Relations
On September 25, the BBC reported that constant U.S. drone strikes on militant groups are traumatizing to everyday citizens. Four days prior, Pakistani protests against the American-produced and now-infamous “Innocence …
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We’ve Got Issues: Panel Examines To-Do List for Next Presidential Term
Come January, President Obama might be sent home to a bitter Chicago winter with his tail between his legs. The same goes for Governor Romney if his multi-million dollar campaign …
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Can Mitt Really Win?
With Newt Gingrich suspending his campaign last week and Rick Santorum’s presidential effort a distant memory, Mitt Romney is now the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Both parties have started acting …
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French Election Update: Hollande and Sarkozy Neck-and-Neck
After 17 years of centrist, conservative presidents (Chirac and incumbent Sarkozy), it seems as if French voters are finally ready for a change after Sunday’s first round of presidential elections. …
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Oil, Obama and Outrage
The “blame Obama” chorus is singing again. This time to the tune of high gas prices. Last week in response to declining approval ratings fueled by a 20 percent surge in the …
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New Lobby Graces Washington
Every week I create a cartoon making fun of something involving politics, world affairs, or something moderately related to something else. In general, they are meant to make the world more bearable by showing that it is a silly place and that there is always something to laugh about. Unfortunately, they are usually serious things, so you will only laugh until you realize it has to do with something like who your next president will be. Anyway, enjoy.
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Love Letter to Joe Biden
The Republican presidential primary is now stretching into its fourth month, and I am not ashamed to say that I have had about enough pandering and word-mincing to last me …
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Who Is Paul Ryan?
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s name has been tossed around lately more than any other Republican’s, save presidential nominee-to-be Mitt Romney. Last week the Wisconsin congressman released a 2013 budget …
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